The Livingston enterprise. [volume] (Livingston, Mont.) 1883-1914, 1887-10-29

last Sunday. A coroner's jury found that
deceased came to his death from natural
causes-presumably old age.
A large stack of hay containing 1875
tons, belonging to Clark Bros. & Co.,
sheepmen of Choteau, was destroyed by
an incendiary fire on the night of the 10Th.
Loss $1,000; fully covered by insurance.
Henry Mclean, a brakeman, lost his
life at Silver Bow Saturday last by falling
into cattle guard and being run over
by train. He was single man about
% years of age. His parents live at Tor
onto, Canada.
Leslie Sulgrove, who has ably conduct
ed the editorial department of the Helena
Live Stock Journal during the past year,
has resigned his position. He will he sue
ceeded by Daniel Searles, formerly of the
Butte Miner.
At the city election held at Miles City
on the 21st the regular citizens ticket
was elected with the exception of Butler,
independent candidate for police magis-
trate, who was elected by forty majority.
There were 251 votes cast.
VIM. Everling and Lcmuel B. Eastman,
arrested for robbing the United States
mail of registered letters containing $75
between Murray and Thompson Falls,
we're tried at Deer Lodge last week and
discharged, the evidence establishing
their innocence beyond doubt.
Daniel Cavanaugh has been arrested at
Missoula for the murder of George Ger
ber, whose body was found in the Mis-
soula river last week Cavanaug b was the
first man to report Gerber's disappearance
and suspicion was aroused against him as
soon as the disappearance was reported.
Lewistown Argus: J. P. Shank, whose
ranch is about three miles above Lewis
town, on Big Spring creek, planted one
eighth of an acre in Irish potatoes last
spring, using fifty pounds for seed. He
has just finished digging and obtains
crop of $1,000 pounds, or $50 bushels
per acre.
River Press: w. F. Kasson, the pris
oner who escaped from the Great Falls
lookup few nights ago, was promptly
recaptured by the officers in Sand Coulee
and reached Benton last night in charge
of Deputy Sheriff Sol Yutes. Mr.. Kasson
is now engaged in taking census OF the
inmates of the Choteau county Jail.
The citizens of Fort Benton will build
bridge over the Missouri at that place, to
cost $4,000. OF this amount $4,000
has already been subscribed. President
Hill, of the Manitoba, has agreed to trans
port the superstructure of the bridge free
of charge. The bridge will probably be
built this winter, the work commencing
as soon as the ground is frozen over.
The prevalence of burglaries at Butte
has revived the old-time method of rid
ding that city of the toughs which have
infested it. During the past week num-
Der of crooks have received letters bear
ing the cabalistic figures 3-777 and warn
ing them to seek other pastures. The re-
suit has been an exodus from that city OF
a large number of suspicious characters.
| President Clarke of the Butte board o1
trade has been notified by General Mana
ger Potter. of the Union Pacific, that from
November first the freight rate on sal
from Utah points to Butte will be nine
dollars per ton. This Is reduction o
three dollars per ton, and while it viii
benefit the mills which are now in opera
ton. is not believed to be sufficient con
cession to the demands Of the Alice com
pany to induce them to again start thei
machinery.
Yellowstone Journal: 1t was Learned
Yesterday that Chas. A. Wood, we'll know
in this locality in various capacities, hat
, gotten into trouble in the Argentine re
public. South America, where he has bee
for about year. It seems Wood wa
not satisfied with the prospect OF gettin;
rich by honest labor and attempted
push matters by holding up bank wit
the chance of getting away with $4,000
He was caught in the act of making HI
escape with the booty and Is now lar
= gushing behind the bars waiting trial.
The territorial grand lodge l. 0. O. F
which has been in session the past wee
at Dillon, elected the following office
u for the next year: W. A. Means, gran
u master; Andrew Logan, deputy gran
master; Irving Stone, grand warden;
|. J. White, grand secretary; J. J. 1or
u grand treasurer; Jacob Loeb, grand re-
q resentative to the sovereign grand lodg
J. long term; H. McHurphy, grand repr
sentative to the sovereign grand lodg
1t short term. The grand lodge will me
y next year at Butte.
Is Independent: Within the last few da
F. Convict John Edmundson has been pa
| d,nod and ia NOW LIVING with his faml